Pedro Martín Maduro Returns at IPCPR
Gurkha Cigar Group has announced that the Pedro Martín Maduro will be part of the brand’s formal relaunch at this year’s IPCPR Convention and Trade Show that kicks off next week in Las Vegas, Nev. Made...
View ArticleCasa Fernández Aniversario Returns for 2014
Last year, Casa Fernández celebrated the 35th anniversary of Tabacalera Tropical with a limited edition cigar. Now, it appears a limited edition release will become an annual affair. The company is...
View ArticleLubbock, Texas Petitioned to Create Smoking Ban
An anti-smoking group is seeking an overhaul to the smoking ban in Lubbock, Texas, but they have already been met with vocal opposition from the city’s mayor, who says he will simply not endorse it. On...
View ArticlePropaganda (Cigar) Coming from Viva Republica
At this year’s IPCPR convention and trade show, Viva Republica will become the latest cigar brand to try to challenge some of the mistruths and misconceptions of the cigar business with a cigar aptly...
View ArticleCrux Expanding Passport, Adding New Line at IPCPR 2014
Before the Passport line arrives at stores, Crux Cigars has announced that it will be adding two additional vitolas to the line. At the annual IPCPR convention and trade show, which takes place later...
View ArticleValentía Cigars Plans Espada for IPCPR 2014
At this year’s IPCPR Convention and trade show, Valentía Cigars will show off its newest blend—Espada. The cigar—which is currently only offered in a 6 x 56 parejo size—uses a Mexican San Andrés negro...
View ArticleTatuaje Chuck
Speculation about what a company might do in the future is the norm in every business, including the cigar world. In this leaf-loving industry, it seems that nowhere is speculation about what a company...
View ArticleTotal Flame Premium Coming at IPCPR
In addition to Off the Rails and Wild One, Total Flame will be showing off a 5 x 54 double perfecto known simply as Total Flame Premium. The cigar is rolled at La Aurora’s E. León Jimenes Tabacalera...
View ArticleToraño & Palió End Distribution Agreement
Less than a year and a half after it started to, Toraño is no longer distributing Palió and Escencia. Company officials confirmed to halfwheel that the Miami-based cigar company stopped distributing...
View ArticleE.P. Carrillo Finalizes La Historia Ahead of Debut
Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. wanted to pay tribute to the men and women that enabled his family’s name to carry great weight in the cigar business, first with La Gloria Cubana and now with E.P. Carrillo....
View ArticleTatuaje Mission Pipe Shop CQ1 Belicoso
Last February Pete Johnson and Mission Pipe Shop in San Jose, Calif. teamed up for another one of Johnson’s small production, single store releases. When asked to compare the CQ1 to the Little Boris, a...
View ArticleSosa Trays Coming at IPCPR 2014
While Sosa originally planned to focus its IPCPR convention and trade show efforts around the company’s anniversary cigar, the Sosa 50th Anniversary Pirámdies is already sold out. As such, the company...
View ArticleCLE Warehouse Burglarized
Earlier today, Christian Eiora announced that the warehouse for CLE Cigar Company was the latest in South Florida to be burglarized. Eiroa indicated that upwards of $800,000 of inventory was stolen...
View ArticleFelix Assouline Prepares II Saints for Release
In January, Felix Assouline Cigars announced that they had partnered with French jewelry maker Tournaire to create a cigar for the company’s 2SaintS brand. That cigar, known as II Saints, will debut at...
View ArticleAsylum Goes Sweet With Insidious
Tom Lazuka knows that oftentimes a person’s first cigar is one with a sweet cap. As such, the man behind the Asylum brand, largely known for its gigantic ring gauges, is releasing his latest...
View ArticleGaro Cigars’ New Adamas Line Aimed at Big Ring Gauge Fans
In the May announcement that Garo Cigars was getting a new look, there was mention that a new line would soon be released by the company in time for the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show. That line has...
View ArticleMedway, Mass. Seeks Public Comment Tonight on Tobacco Purchase Age and Other...
Medway, Mass. is looking at updating its policies towards tobacco, and as part of an ongoing public discussion is holding a public hearing tonight on the wide range of policy changes being considered....
View ArticleAll-Maduro Asylum Nyctophilia Coming in August
Asylum Cigars is planning two very different cigar releases for the upcoming IPCPR convention and trade show. On one side is the mild Insidious by Asylum, a release the company is describing as a...
View ArticleSouth Bend, Ind. Common Council Narrowly Opposes Smoking Ban
Tonight, the South Bend, Ind. Common Council voted 5-4 to oppose a proposal that would ban smoking in bars, private clubs and all other indoor places, preserving the ability of business owners to...
View ArticleRoMa Craft Tobac Prepares Neanderthal for Release
Skip Martin used to smoke a lot of La Flor Dominicana Double Ligeros and Joya de Nicaragua Antanos. While CroMagnon embodies, some of those traits—Martin was still waiting. The answer comes in RoMa...
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